08 August,2016 08:20 AM IST | | AFP
Giro d'Italia champion Vincenzo Nibali suffered a broken collarbone in a crash at the Olympics that left him devastated
Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (L) and Vincenzo Nibali (R) before their crash during the men's road race in the Rio Olympics. Pic/Getty Images
Rio de Janeiro: Giro d'Italia champion Vincenzo Nibali suffered a broken collarbone in a crash at the Olympics that left him devastated.
Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (L) and Vincenzo Nibali (R) before their crash during the men's road race in the Rio Olympics. Pic/Getty Images
The 31-year-old Italian looked on course to win Olympic cycling road race gold until he crashed with Sergio Luis Henao Montoya of Colombia on a tricky corner 12km from the Copacabana finish in Rio. He was taken to hospital, after which his Italy coach Davide Cassani said on Twitter: "Unfortunately @vincenzonibali has a broken collarbone."
It was a sorry end to what had been a promising race for the Italians, who had played their tactics to perfection. Yet he and Henao came a cropper.
